remote X server connections
On my last install, I was able to use Cygwin to connect to the X server on my linux box. After I re-installed linux (upgraded), I can no longer connect.
I remember doing something to the linux box to configure (I believe it was) X server to allow remote connections, but I can't find any notes about it. I'm also having a hard time finding anything that works from googling around. I've read several docs that mention Xauth and Xhost and whatnot, but I've not gotting them to work yet.
Anyone else have this setup? Not urgent, but something I would like to get setup.
Mark Hensler
If there is no answer on Google, then there is no question.
Mark Hensler posted this at 06:23 — 17th May 2003.
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w00t! Persistence pays off!
After many long hours of reading and altering configs here and there, I believe these are the only commands that had any relevance. (I'll find out next time I re-install)
Alter /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc
Change "Enable=false" under "[Xdmcp]" to "Enable=true"
[root@host root]# service dm statusdm dead but subsys locked
[root@host root]# service dm restart
Stopping display manager:
Starting display manager: [ OK ]
$ X -query 192.168.1.20
And I get in!
Mark Hensler
If there is no answer on Google, then there is no question.
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